Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusPremnoplex (Typical Barbtails)
- SpeciesPremnoplex brunnescens (Spotted Barbtail)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla subalaris
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus albigularis
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Thripadectes rufobrunneus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Barbtail in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Spotted Barbtail sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 1425 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Barbtail in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Barbtail in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.